I won a contest a few months back, but did not see the message asking
for my address until a few days ago.......and today, 12-21-2012; I
received this prize in the mail....from Mike Dooley! I thought the
timing was very cool!
So, the girls and I had one of our Girls' Day Out...and while driving around we noticed that one of the more up scale resale shops was gone and replaced by a new shop called Crazy Beach Boutique. Now, the name alone was enough to peak our curiosity....so we attempted to go there on Monday... it was closed..bummer:/
But then there was Wednesday...I had more last minute bracelet orders to ship out at the post office...which meant we had the opportunity to once again drive past Crazy Beach Boutique...on the way home, I almost didn't stop... almost
But the girls and I are SO glad we stopped...we love this place....LOVE!!!!! It is still a resale shop...and quite frankly, I'm not usually a huge fan of resale shops...but this one is different....this one has a very particular theme, and a full time decorator/designer!!!!!!!! I had a nice long chat with her, because this place is amazing, and fun, and inspiring, and happy!! It is now owned by the Off Island Cancer Thrift Shops (which we have a few)...but they were given a building of their own....same cause...different look...and did I mention this place is happy and fun!!!!!! I of course snapped a few photos (surprise surprise:D) But my photos will NOT do this place justice....did I mention this place is uber cheerful, and fun????!!!!! I'm sure we will be back, often! Think of all (the junk,) ahem, "treasures" we never knew we needed!!!!
And now, for your grand tour......

And now for the loot we landed.....
That's right, I really did buy this GIANT moon necklace:D
welcome to our newest frog edition...we figured the happy tree frog on the left should balance out the mean-looking bull frog on the right;)
ribbit, ribbit
This girl is a VERY strong reader! And she LOVES to read! She also loves ballet, and she LOVES to work in the kitchen...who am I to stop her???!!! Her specialty is baking. I started out by purchasing packaged cake or muffin mixes...but she was bored with that within about a week. She's been baking from scratch ever since. This all started when she first turned eight. For Thanksgiving, we were responsible for bringing a pumpkin pie to Florida with us. She (did use a premade crust), but baked the pie. And it was delish! Now we were asked to bring Christmas cookies to Florida with us for Christmas. I picked out four recipes......and told Little Angel that it was her job to read through all four recipes, and figure out what we don't have in the kitchen, and make a grocery list....which she did....and then today, it was her job to bake/make all the goodies....which she did...and DANG, this girl can seriously bake!
ok, so yes, this picture is a repeat...but so what...aren't they cute?
She reported that after creating the chocolate crinkles, jelly tots, and fudge, that she was tired...so I let the chocolate peppermint bark pass for now;) (Hey, I'm not a total slave driver? :) This weekend J and the girls plan on making Grandma Jeanne's infamous Christmas cutouts....they are very excited:) And I am more than willing to let them work, as for some reason, I do not enjoy making cutouts (though I have fond memories of decorating them with my Grandma:)
So, I just wanted to report that it is an hour past midnight of the winter solstice of 2012.....aka, December 21, 2012....so far so good...which is good, because we need to eat Little Angel's yummy treats!
THE END (well, I hope it's not;)